25AUGUSTFILMS LTD

🌳Matureactive
05968707 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-16
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees2200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-09-04
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    address · AD01
  4. 2025-09-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-09-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-09-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-11-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-01-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2020-01-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-06-25
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2019-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-11-07
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    TIBBETTS, Emma appointed
    director
  19. 2016-11-07
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    BOSTON, Emma resigned
    secretary
  20. 2006-10-24
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    TIBBETTS, Carl appointed
    director
  21. 2006-10-24
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    BOSTON, Emma appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-10-17
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    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2006-10-17
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    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2006-10-16
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    Company incorporated
    As 25AUGUSTFILMS LTD
  25. 2006-10-16
    ➕
    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2006-10-16
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    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Emma Boston
Individual · British · DOB 01/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting07/11/2016
Mr Carl Tibbetts
Individual · British · DOB 08/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-10-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities

Registered office

C/O L&C Llp City Bridge House
57 Southwark Street
London
SE1 1RU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

TIBBETTS, Carl→
director · ~52y · appointed 2006-10-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TIBBETTS, Emma→
director · ~53y · appointed 2016-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOSTON, Emma→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-24 · resigned 2016-11-07
Resigned
DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-10-16 · resigned 2006-10-17
Resigned
DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-10-16 · resigned 2006-10-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-29